Newsmakers
Dan Berta
of Ossining was appointed executive vice president
of retail banking and strategic planning at Fairfield
County Bank, Ridgefield, Conn. Most recently,
Berta was senior vice president, retail market manager
at JPMorgan Chase. He holds a Bachelor of Science
degree in business administration from Villanova
University and a Master of Business Administration
degree from Columbia University.
Melissa Hoglund of Bedford
joined Northern Westchester Hospital
(NWH) , Mount Kisco, as president of the NWH Foundation
and senior vice president for external affairs.
Most recently, Hoglund was director of the annual
fund and communications at Rippowam Cisqua School,
Bedford. Prior to that, she was a freelance writer
specializing in communications for nonprofit institutions.
Hoglund holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English
from Princeton University.
James F. Castro-Blanco
of Yonkers joined the White Plains office of the
law firm Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman
& Dicker L.L.P. as of counsel. Most
recently, Castro-Blanco operated his own law firm,
The Law Office of James F. Castro-Blanco, in Yonkers.
Prior to that, he was director of associate relations
at Fried, Frank, Harris Shriver & Jacobson L.L.P.
Before that, he worked at Shearman & Sterling
L.L.P., culminating as manager of professional development
and training and initially as manager of associate
development. Castro-Blanco holds a Bachelor of Arts
degree from the State University of New York at
Albany and a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from
Brooklyn Law School.
Lisa Deutsch of Armonk
was appointed director of outreach and communications
at Guiding Eyes for the Blind,
Yorktown Heights, a guide dog training school. Most
recently, Deutsch was marketing director at Treasure
Trove Inc., New Canaan, Conn. Prior to that, she
worked at the Music Conservatory of Westchester,
White Plains, culminating as executive director
and initially as director of development and marketing.
Before that, she was executive director of the Westchester
Philharmonic, Hartsdale. Earlier, she was cultural
affairs manager at Westchester Community College,
Valhalla. Deutsch holds a bachelor's degree
in international business from the University of
Pennsylvania and a Master of Business Administration
degree in marketing from New York University.
Kevin J. Arquit of Harrison,
a partner at the law firm Simpson Thacher
& Bartlett L.L.P., New York City, was
appointed chairman of the board of directors of
Children for Children, New York City, a nonprofit
organization that promotes youth volunteering and
giving programs. Arquit holds a Bachelor of Arts
degree from St. Lawrence University and a Doctor
of Jurisprudence degree from Cornell University.
Corinne Stanton-Procopis
of Somers, a media consultant at Guide Communications,
Brewster, a publisher of local telephone books and
community lifestyle magazines, was named president
of the Somers Chamber of Commerce, Somers. Stanton-Procopis
holds a Bachelor of Science degree in communications
from the State University of New York at New Paltz.
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